INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
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Serfs had to live on the land that they farmed.
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The king lost power to nobles and common people.
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Constant conflict led to a loss of social order.
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Authority in government was given to the Church.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did political changes in England weaken feudalism? Serfs had to live on the land that they farmed. Nobles lost power to the king or common people. Constant conflict led to a loss of social order.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Impact of the Hundred Years’ War The Hundred Years’ War contributed to the decline of feudalism by helping to shift power from feudal lords to monarchs and common people. During the war, monarchs on both sides. had collected taxes and raised large professional armies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cultural Interaction Feudal culture declined as new military technology reduced the importance of castles and feudal lords. Political Structures Reforms in England and the Hundred Years’ War weakened the nobility and strengthened the power of both the monarchy and the common people.
Detailed explanation-4: -One reason for the decline of feudalism was the rise of towns and increased trade. Kings supported the towns in exchange for money. With the money from towns, kings hired armies and protected the towns. This weakened the nobles (leaders of feudalism) The Crusades also weakened them.
Detailed explanation-5: -The King divided his kingdom among the nobility, the richest and most powerful families in the realm. Each noble operated a particular portion of the kingdom, overseeing and governing it. In exchange for the power the nobles got over the local population, they pledged their loyalty to the King.